Path: utzoo!attcan!telly!evan
From: evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch)
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Supermarket shakeup?
Message-ID: <1989Oct28.204533.16975@telly.on.ca>
Date: 28 Oct 89 20:45:33 GMT
Distribution: ont
Organization: Telly Online, Brampton, Ontario
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I recently found out that the two Loblaws-owned stores in Brampton are
about to be closed down.

The Loblaws at Hwy 10 and Vodden Avenue I could understand, since a
local A&P and Food City opened, its volume has dropped. I thought the
last nail in its coffin came when Brampton's other Loblaws converted
into a SuperCentre, which sold food cheaper than Loblaws but also had a
1-hour film department, clothes, housewares, hardware, etc.

Now I find out that all of the SuperCentres are losing money, and that
the Brampton one probably won't make it to February.

Are Bramptonian shopping habits a bit different? Or is Loblaws having a
tough time through the province? I imagined that things like the 'Green'
products promotion had been quite successful.

BTW, both stores will become 'Fortinos' supermarkets after Loblaws
relinquishes them. How will they be able to make a buck when the
Weston-backed Loblaws chain can't?
-- 
   Evan Leibovitch, Sound Software, located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario
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